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I will be done shortly after the 2009 World Series. I have to get cracking toward the final draft – rough is more like it – but it will be done. I hope to publish it under my own imprint: To me, this is a way to control the best aspects of publication: My work […]

Resumes may open a few doors; portfolios show you kept yourself busy and documented your accomplishments while at your prior job. It is possibly important to put together things you work on outside of your field of endeavor. The remodeling of a home, writing a novel, designing a new system, painting, or photographic art. It shows depth and knowledge sets tha […]

I drive around alot. Not because I want to be environmentally unfriendly, but because my current job requires it. As a result, or a byproduct, I get several hours per night to listen to either the radio or a book on tape. (Which I haven’t done as much recently. And yes, that’s so 1980’s…) Recently, […]

In reading The Knack, Inc. writers Bo Burlingham and Norm Brodsky delve into what makes a successful business from the very beginning. Things like having high gross margins, stable (and growing) cash flows, and the ability to handle multiple problems with a quick assessment of the situation and how to fix it before it becomes an ongoing problem.